Robbie Fenton finished with 19 saves to keep the game close and Joe Mandala, Eric Menzel and Kyle Leddy all scored in the third period as Ridge came back to defeat Bridgewater-Raritan, 4-2, in the final of the Bridgewater Holiday Tournament Silver Division Monday in Bridgewater.Bob Vogt/For The Star-Ledger

With 15 forwards on the roster, Ridge coach Tim Mullin faces a difficult decision every time he pieces together his lineup.

"Five lines, but only four dress so it can be difficult," Mullin, in his 16th season as coach for his Basking Ridge school said. "Three kids sit every other game."

Eric Menzel is one of those players receiving inconsistent ice time, but that didn't stop the junior from netting the game-winning goal with 4:48 remaining in the third period as Ridge, No. 20 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, scored three times in the final frame to come back and stun Bridgewater-Raritan, 4-2, in the final of the Bridgewater Holiday Tournament Silver Division at the Sports Arena in Bridgewater Monday afternoon.

Trailing 2-1 after two periods, senior Joe Mandala tied the score at two for Ridge with just 6:04 remaining in regulation. 1:16 later, Menzel gave Ridge its first lead of the game.

"He deserves a lot of credit for hanging in there," Mullin said. "Eric got his chance and buried it."

With 3:33 remaining, senior Kyle Leddy scored his second goal of the game to cap the scoring as Ridge struck for three goals in a span of 2:31 to seize the tournament trophy.

"It's amazing. For the first two-and-a-half periods, they had all the momentum. You never know what's going to happen," Mullin said.

Steven Cleary handed Bridgewater a 1-0 lead 6:16 into the first period, but Leddy tied it back up with his first of the game 1:16 later for Ridge.

Cleary's second goal of the game, on the power play 36 seconds into the second period, helped Bridgewater regain a 2-1 lead, which it carried into the second intermission.

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"They had a ton of chances but Robbie Fenton came up with some big saves to keep us in it," Mullin said.

Fenton, a senior, finished with 19 saves.

Mullin was also quick to point to the play of his defensemen -- Cole Sanderson, Ben Raff, Kyle Seidel and freshman Gary Prince -- in limiting Bridgewater's scoring opportunities.

"Mandala's goal changed the entire game. When he tied it up, we knew we had a chance," Mullin said. "It's just the luck of the draw. Sometimes the puck goes in, sometimes it doesn't. I call it "puck luck."